Notes from the Field: Tetanus Cases After Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention — Eastern and Southern Africa, 2012–2015
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 22, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Woman Who Survived Female Genital Mutilation Is Now Working To Ban It
Fixers is a series from What's Working that profiles the people behind the most creative solutions to big problems. When Gambian president Yahya Jammeh banned female genital mutilation in his country last month, no one was as surprised as Jaha Dukureh. "I couldn't even believe it," said Dukureh, a native of the small West African country where about 75 percent of girls are subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM, the ritual practice of cutting off a girl's external genitalia. The ban is a major victory for 26-year-old Dukureh, who now lives in Atlanta and has made it her life’s work to end...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is female circumcision evolving or dissolving in Norway? A qualitative study on attitudes toward the practice among young Somalis in the Oslo area - Gele AA, Sagbakken M, Kumar B.
Female genital mutilation or female circumcision (FC) is increasingly visible on the global health and development agenda - both as a matter of social justice and equality for women and as a research priority. Norway is one of the global nations hosting a ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Why Is It Called Christmas Disease?
Discussion
Too much or too little causes the important homeostatic balance of life to be upset. This is true of the interactions between the circulatory and hematology systems of the body and their important function in ensuring that the circulatory system plumbing is not leaking (i.e. bleeding) and also not getting plugged up (i.e. thrombosis). A healthy system has adequate numbers of functional platelets, and protein synthesis of the factors needed for a balanced hemostasis system. An adequate amount of Vitamin K is needed for some factors activity. Additionally the absence of any drugs that interfere with platelets or t...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 14, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Botswana: Batshu Advocates for SMC
[Botswana Daily News] Tutume -Male circumcision is one of the oldest and most common practices that have been performed worldwide for various reasons such as religion, social or cultural, says labour and mome affairs minister, Mr Edwin Batshu. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 9, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Namibia: Pohamba Urges Men to Be Circumcised
[Namibian] The former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba has called on all Namibian men to undergo circumcision because this is an additional HIV prevention strategy, based on strong and consistent scientific evidence. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 7, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: 8 Initiates Die in First Week of New Eastern Cape Season
[News24Wire] Eight initiates have died from botched circumcisions in the first week of this season in the Eastern Cape, the province's health department (ECHD) confirmed to News24. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 4, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: 10 Million Circumcised in East, Southern Africa
[The Herald] Over 10 million men from East and Southern Africa have undergone voluntary circumcision since 2008, World Health Organisation regional director for communicable diseases, Dr Magda Robalo has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 4, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa has Excelled in Treating HIV. It's Prevention that's a Disaster
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rwanda: Over 900 Teenagers Undergo Circumcision in Musanze
[New Times] At least 900 teenagers living in rural areas of Musanze District have undergone circumcision. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 30, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Circumcision Corrects Abnormalities
[The Herald] A number of men with penile abnormalities are having the condition corrected during the circumcision procedure and getting a chance to lead a normal sexual experience. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 24, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Icasa to Tackle Voluntary Male Circumcision
[The Herald] The International Conference of Aids and STIs in Africa (ICASA) starting on Sunday in Harare should come up with solutions to demystify myths and misconceptions of male circumcision to increase its uptake throughout the country. Speaking to journalists during a National Aids Council (NAC) media tour of the district's voluntary medical male circumcision sites, the district action Aids co-ordinator, Mr Shephard Zanamwe, said uptake of the method was still low due to lack of knowledge among communities. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 23, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Men in Rural Zimbabwe Embrace Circumcision
[Key Correspondents] When 33-year-old Zimbabwean Michael Mheredzi heard about a fun day coming to his town, where he could also have the opportunity to be circumcised, he was intrigued. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 23, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Botswana: ACHAP Preaches SMC
[Botswana Daily News] Letlhakeng -A counsellor from African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Ms Iponeng Tiro has implored Metsimotlhabe residents to encourage their children to go for Safe Male Circumcision (SMC). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 10, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Zambia: Circumcision Cuts HIV-One Risk
[Times of Zambia] This week, I thought I could revisit the topic on circumcision. I had written about this issue a few years ago and below was a contribution from a colleague, Samuel Kumar of Kitwe who is an HIV/AIDS activist. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 9, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
